New data out today from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed that 2013 was another year of historically slow growth in health care spending and that 2011, 2012, and 2013 saw the slowest growth in real per capita health care spending on record. Today’s data make it increasingly […]
President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. November 26, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) In this week’s address, the President wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving and reflected on the history of our country and its celebration of diversity. He gave thanks for the many […]
Click here to see the photo gallery. The halls of the White House are decked out with festive holiday décor and the White House Christmas tree stands tall in the Blue Room. This year, innovative technologies like 3D printing are playing a role in creating a unique and interactive holiday experience at the […]
Since 1947, the chairman of the National Turkey Federation has presented a turkey to the President. Each Thanksgiving, the President “pardons” that turkey, ensuring that the bird gets to spend the rest of its days living on a farm in Virginia. Today, President Obama celebrated the 67th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation by […]
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s blog. See the original post here. I’ve been involved in civil rights work for a long time, and I’ve seen a lot of victories and setbacks. But in recent years, the speed of our progress on equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans […]
This week, the President traveled to Las Vegas and Chicago to highlight the steps he is taking to reform our broken immigration system, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and delivered a statement on the Grand Jury’s decision in Ferguson, while the Vice President and Dr. Biden visited Ukraine and Turkey. That’s November 21st to […]
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder sent the following message to the White House email list, giving an update on the Administration’s next steps following the events in Ferguson, Missouri. Didn’t get the email? Sign up for email updates here. Following Michael Brown’s tragic death, millions of people across the nation and around the world have […]
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Deep, persistent drought. Longer, fiercer wildfire seasons. High tides flooding downtowns. Severe storms wreaking havoc. This is the picture from the front lines of climate change — in communities across America. And as they face these immediate climate crises, cities, towns, counties, and tribes of every size and in every region of the country have […]
America has developed a wide number of social innovations that have matured from novel experiments into best practices for healthy societies. We pioneered new approaches to charitable giving such as the community foundation. We developed national service into a standard rite for youth development. But in just a few short years, #GivingTuesday has emerged as […]
